The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Vožd Karađorđe
★ 5.6 · 1911 · 88m · Drama · History · War
A biography of Karađorđe, the famed leader of the rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in 1804, tracing his whole life from childhood until his death in 1817.
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